North Fork Virgin River

Headwaters

Portage

Photo by Mark Wilder

River: North Fork Virgin River
Segment: Headwaters
Flow: 200 cfs at gage downstream
Date: June 1993
Class: V
Paddlers: Brian Englehorn, ?
Description: One of the many objective hazards in the headwaters. Logs and other debris are carried by flash floods and can form sieves and log jams at any point in the canyon. The floods can occur at any time of year. Higher flows make eddying out problematic. Here the intrepid paddlers are ready for more.